Cal. EDC § 5221
This is the official text of Cal. EDC § 5221, part of California’s Education Code — governs public schools, community colleges, and universities in California.
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Official statutory text
Whenever the charter of a city comprising in whole or in part an elementary school district, fails to provide for the manner in which, the times at which, and the terms for which the members of the board of education of such city are appointed, and for the number which shall constitute such board, the governing board of the elementary school district within which the city is located or with which the city is coterminous is the board of education of the city.
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